Mud-guard



F. w, SIMONS, JR-

MUD GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-20, 1920.

1,339,014, Patented Aug. 30,1921.

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FREDERICK WILLIAM SIMONS, JR, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

MUD-GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

Application filed August 20, 192E). SeriaLNo; 404,818.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. SIMONS, Jr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county andState of 'New York, have invented a new and Impedestrians or, objects at the side adjacent to the vehicle.

The general object of my invention is to provide aneificient device for the indicated purpose readily applied to the wheel so that the latter may have turning movement relatively to the guard and its suspending means; as well as to provide suspending means forthe guard that will balance the guard and restrain it from turning with the wheel without'ythe employment of adventitious counterbalacing means.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying, drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

-Figure 1 is-a side elevation of a guard suspending means embodying my invention, showing the same applied to a wheel shown in part; i a

Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal section on the line 22, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary partly sectional side elevation showing a portion of the ring elements entering into the suspending means for the guard;

Fig. 4- is a detail in vertical section through the guard near an end thereof, the view including the lower portion of one of the suspending hangers.

In carrying out my invention in accord ance with the illustrated example an elongated guard 10 is provided, adapted tobe disposed alongside the wheel A. at the outside of the same and adjacent to the ground. Said guard is suspended by hangers 11 se cured thereto near the ends as at 12 by rivets or the like; The hangers are oifset laterally outward at their lower ends as at 13 to sustain the guard 10 clear of the wheel A. For the material of the guard 10 canvas may be employed, or wood, or thin sheet metal, and the upper edge of the material has applied thereto two longitudinal binder strips 14 which be secured by rivets or other fastening means. The hangers 11 are suspended from means adapted to be supported on the spokes b or equivalent portion of the wheel and the supportingmeans includes outer and inner rlng elements 15, 1 6. ,The hangers 11 are shown as passingthrough upper and lower lateral lugs 17 on the outer ring element 15 and the upper end of the rod of said hangers above thefupper lugl7 having springs 18 coiled about the same and' resting on said upper lugs. Suitable means is provided to tension the springs to maintain the guard 10 in proper position, there being shown set collars 19 for the purpose.

The ring element 15 loosely embraces the inner element 16 and between the two ball bearings 20 are provided. In order that the ball bearings may properly supportthe ring element 15 and retain it in position and in a manner that spaced balls may be employed thereby reducin their total number, I form the inner ring eTement 16 with separate concave ball seats 21 and in the opposed, inner face of the element 15 is an annular race groove 22 for the balls.- The balls are in serted by providing a lateral opening 28 or a plurality of openings, The opening 23 extends laterally through a side of the ring element 15 to the annular groove 22 and the ring elements are given a relative turning movement to bring seats 21 successively to said opening 23. The opening is closed by.

a closure 24 which is fastened to element 15 by a screw 25 or the like and extends laterally to the groove 22, the inner end having a concave recess 25 to form a continuation of said groove. Vith the closure 24 in position the balls are prevented from escaping and serve to retain the outer ring element 15 in position while permitting the relative turning of the ring element 16 with the arm 26 and slot 30 in extension 27. The extension 27 at its outer end has a clamp band 31 swiveled thereto by a pivot 32, said band being adapted to detachably embrace a spoke to thereby position the clamps for properly engaging the spokes if the latter are located in radial lines distant from the'fixed positions of the radial arms 26.

By providing the hangers at diametrically opposlte sides of the ring element 15, said ring element and hangers and the guard 10 are balanced on the wheel and any turning tendency thereof about the axis of the ring element 16 is overcome without the necessity of providing a special counterbalancing means for the purpose.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated, since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A device of the class described including a mud guard, means to support the same, a ring element to sustain said supporting means and adapted to revolve relatively thereto, and means tosecure said ring element to the spokes of a wheel, said lastmentioned means including arms rigid With the ring element, an extension pivotally connected with said arms, and clamps having a swivel connection with said extension and adapted to embrace spokes.

2. A device of the class described including a mud guard, hangers therefor, a ring element from which said hangers depend, a second ring element, and means to secure thesecond ring element to the spokes of a wheel, one of said ring elements presenting an internal annular ball race groove and the other of said 'ring elements being formed With separate concave ball seats in the inner face thereofopposed to the first element, there being a lateral opening leading from a side of the ring into said race groove permitting entrance of a ball, the turning of one ring relatively to the other serving to bring successive seats to'said opening, and a closure for said opening.

3. Adev1ce of the class described including a mud guard, hangers therefor, a ring.

element from which said hangers depend, a second ring element, and means to secure the second rings element to the spokes of a wheel, one of said ring elements presenting an internal annular ball race groove and the other of said ring elements being formed with separate concave ball seats in the inner face thereof opposed to the first element, there being a lateral opening leading from a side of the ring into said race groove permitting entrance of a ball, the turning of one ring relatively to the other serving to bring successive seats to said opening, and a closure for said opening; said closure at its inner end having a concave recess r forming when the closure is in place a continuation of the race groove.

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